obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
how; in what way; how about; questionable
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
unfairness; injustice; partiality
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to get narrower; to contract
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable